Thinking Inclusively with CAPRIO

Accessibility and usability have been key concerns in the design of computer interfaces through which users interact with an application or a system. In developing CAPRIO, our personalized path recommendation system, usability was a design principle for its interface and accessibility was central in its path-finding algorithm, which currently considers user mobility constraints. Motivated by the recent discussions on algorithm biases as well as diversity and inclusion, we have examined the meaning of accessibility under the lens of inclusion and its role in enhancing CAPRIO's development. In this vision paper we discuss how a system like CAPRIO can become fully inclusive that it benefits users from all backgrounds.